https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The eastern Spanish city of Valencia has announced that it will finally hold its famous Las Fallas celebrations this September, as both March 2021’s festival and last year's event were cancelled due to the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.es/20210513/confirmed-valencia-will-hold-its-las-fallas-fire-festival-in-september Thu, 13 May 2021 18:16:08 +0200 confirmed-valencia-will-hold-its-las-fallas-fire-festival-in-september Authorities in Valencia have taken the decision to cancel the city’s famous Fallas festival in light of the coronavirus outbreak. https://www.thelocal.es/20200311/latest-valencia-cancels-las-fallas-fiesta-amid-coronavirus-fears Wed, 11 Mar 2020 10:07:57 +0100 latest-valencia-cancels-las-fallas-fiesta-amid-coronavirus-fears As this year's Las Fallas celebration comes to an end, Clare Speak talks to those who make the festival happen about why in Valencia the party is never really over. https://www.thelocal.es/20190320/behind-the-scenes-at-valencias-explosive-las-fallas-festival Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:49:59 +0100 behind-the-scenes-at-valencias-explosive-las-fallas-festival A naked Donald Trump stands alongside figures of Hitler, Stalin and Francisco Franco: This can only be the satirical world of Valencia's Las Fallas festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20190318/in-picssatire-at-las-fallas-fiesta-in-valencia Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:41:30 +0100 in-picssatire-at-las-fallas-fiesta-in-valencia Some of the world’s most important figures made an appearance at the Fallas festival in Valencia last week. At the end of the four day festivities, however, the satirical effigies of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-Un, to name a few, were burned down. https://www.thelocal.es/20180321/las-fallas-2018 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:51:37 +0100 las-fallas-2018 Valencia celebrated the finale of its annual Las Fallas festival this weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20160321/las-fallas-valencias-spectacular-festival-of-fire Mon, 21 Mar 2016 13:00:16 +0100 las-fallas-valencias-spectacular-festival-of-fire Valencia celebrated the finale of its annual Las Fallas festival on Thursday night with the dramatic burning of the festival sculptures, known as La Cremà. https://www.thelocal.es/20150320/burning-end-in-valencia-to-las-fallas Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:30:26 +0100 burning-end-in-valencia-to-las-fallas An exhibition in Valencia has revealed some of the very familiar political figures who will be satirized then set alight during Valencia’s biggest festival in March. https://www.thelocal.es/20150211/politicians-as-youve-never-seen-them-before Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:37:00 +0100 politicians-as-youve-never-seen-them-before An Indian man threatened to set himself on fire during the final night of Valencia's Las Fallas festival in protest against the burning of a parade float which had originally contained Hindu imagery. https://www.thelocal.es/20130320/hindu-threatens-self-immolation-in-las-fallas-protest Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:55:00 +0100 hindu-threatens-self-immolation-in-las-fallas-protest Hindu groups have convinced organizers of the Las Fallas festival in Valencia not to allow images of their gods to be burned in the traditional bonfire which marks the end of the event. https://www.thelocal.es/20130319/hindu-groups-protest-valencia-festival-floats Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:49:00 +0100 hindu-groups-protest-valencia-festival-floats